Living in Ganderkesee
In Ganderkesee, rents across existing tenancies average €6.87 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.5% (2025).
The population of Ganderkesee totalled 31,494 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2025, unemployment in Ganderkesee reached 4.5%.
Pricier rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 62% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Ganderkesee?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Ganderkesee?
Average net cold rent is 6.87 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 6.87 EUR/m²/month · Destatis5
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps8Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M15Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis5Official |
Is Ganderkesee a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 412 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.87 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Ganderkesee?
The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Statistik2
Ganderkesee 4.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,750 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Ganderkesee?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,467 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.87/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €412 |
| Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30 | − €49 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,956 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ganderkesee. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ganderkesee. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
At the end of 2024, Ganderkesee offered 163.8 beds per 100,000 residents.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 163.8 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ganderkesee through valid health insurance.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,350 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise11Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Ganderkesee's nearest airport was BRE, 16 km away and offered 43 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ganderkesee. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.2°C in January to 18.4°C in July. Ganderkesee's monthly precipitation totalled 58.4 mm in January and 75.3 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Ganderkesee?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Ganderkesee 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 3.9 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.2 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 58.4 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 45.6 · Apr 39.5 · May 49.8 · Jun 62.3 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 69.3 · Sep 58.3 · Oct 57.1 · Nov 51.2 · Dec 59.9 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 47.8 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 120.4 · Apr 182 · May 213.2 · Jun 204.8 · Jul 213.5 · Aug 198 · Sep 151.2 · Oct 109.8 · Nov 53.3 · Dec 40.2 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Damme ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Ganderkesee?
The published population was 31,494 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)14
By nationality
National passport94.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
International community in Ganderkesee
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 30,897 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 27,765 | 89.9% |
| Poland | 583 | 1.9% |
| Russian Federation | 360 | 1.2% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 348 | 1.1% |
| Turkey | 244 | 0.8% |
| Kazakhstan | 209 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 132 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 122 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 97 | 0.3% |
| Netherlands | 52 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 52 | 0.2% |
| Not stated | 43 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 42 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 36 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 33 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 33 | 0.1% |
| France | 32 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 30 | 0.1% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 30 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 29 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 28 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 28 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 27 | 0.1% |
| United States | 26 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 25 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 25 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 25 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 24 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 23 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 20 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 18 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 17 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 15 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 15 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 10 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 10 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 9 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 8 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 8 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 8 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 7 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 7 | 0.0% |
| China | 7 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 6 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 6 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 30,897 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 29,255 | 94.7% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 337 | 1.1% |
| Poland | 193 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 125 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 116 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 107 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 74 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 50 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 48 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 41 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | 33 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 31 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 21 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 21 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 20 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 20 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 19 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 18 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 16 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 14 | 0.0% |
| United States | 14 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 13 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 12 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 11 | 0.0% |
| France | 10 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 10 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 9 | 0.0% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 0.0% |
| China | 9 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 9 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 6 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 5 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 4 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0.0% |
| Côte D'Ivoire | 4 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territories | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Alternatives for people set on Ganderkesee
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Böblingen as a Ganderkesee alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 723.8 Böblingen vs 163.8 Ganderkesee+342%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,750 Ganderkesee+31%
- Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.87/m² Ganderkeseeno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,350 Ganderkesee−13%
Alternative cities in Germany
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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).
A country-wide rule for Germany; Ganderkesee's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Ganderkesee part of Bremen?
Ganderkesee is in the published commuting zone of Bremen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bremen city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source7
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Ganderkesee?
The published population was 31,494 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Ganderkesee?
Average net cold rent is 6.87 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 481 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Ganderkesee?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
What is the unemployment rate in Ganderkesee?
The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Ganderkesee?
The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Ganderkesee a good place to live?
Ganderkesee may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Ganderkesee part of Bremen?
Ganderkesee is in the published commuting zone of Bremen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
How many people born in Germany live in Ganderkesee?
The official country of birth distribution records 27,765 people (89.9%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ganderkesee, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8b1ede2cc12945f5c05509331d74bb71]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ganderkesee/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-26
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
- Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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